Loading ...ST. PAUL, MN – Today the Minnesota House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a bill (HF1400) establishing June 13, 2009 “Honoring All Vietnam Era Veterans Day” in Minnesota. The bill, proposed by State Rep. Jeremy Kalin (DFL – Chisago County) and Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie now awaits the signature of Governor Tim Pawlenty.
St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced that additional unemployment insurance (UI) benefits will be available to unemployed Minnesotans who have exhausted both regular UI and Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits.
Washington DC – Two key provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will soon put money directly in the pockets of millions of Minnesotans. On April 1, 2009, the “Making Work Pay” tax credit will go into effect, lowering the payroll tax withholding rates for 95 percent of working families.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that within a week after stating his intentions to help financially-stressed dairy farmers while at a town hall meeting in St. Cloud, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will take action to help dairy farmers struggling with the recent steep decline in dairy prices.
Klobuchar Speaking to Dairy Farmers in Mora, Feb. 18th
The City of Pine City will flush hydrants beginning Thursday through Friday, April 3rd. The city recommends if crews are in your area of residence, do not wash a load of white clothes until you have done a load of dark clothes first.
Robert Cochran, 43, appeared in Pine County Court, Thursday, for an Omnibus Hearing for charges of Terroristic Threats for allegedly threatening Pine County Attorney, John Carlson.
Pine County Sheriff Mark Mansavage sits down to discuss the weekly sheriff’s report. Sheriff Mansavage discusses driving safety and ice safety. Also discussed this week is the volunteer sheriff’s patrol and the weekly call log.
